Here Comes My Girl
SONG INFO
Here Comes My Girl
- Thieves Lead Vocals: Brandon Pfeiffer
- Release Date: Friday, November 2, 1979 (46 years ago)
- Performers: Tom Petty
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Writers:
- Mike Campbell
- Tom Petty
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Producers:
- Jimmy Iovine
- Tom Petty
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Record Label:
- Backstreet Records
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Recording Studio:
- Sound City Studios
ALBUM INFO
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LYRICS
You know sometimes, I don’t know why
But this old town just seems so hopeless
I ain’t really sure but it seems
I remember the good times
Were just a little bit more in focus
But when she puts her arms around me
I can somehow rise above it
Yeah, man when I got that little girl
Standing right by my side
You know, I can tell the whole wide world
To shove it, hey
Here comes my girl
Here comes my girl
Yeah, and she looks so right
She is all I need tonight
Every now and then I get down to the end of the day
I’ll just stop, ask myself
Why I’ve done it?
It just seems so useless to have to work so hard
And nothing ever really seem to come from it
And then she looks me in the eye and says
“We’re gonna last forever and ever”
And you know I can’t begin to doubt it
No, ’cause it just feels so good and so free and so right
I know we ain’t never going to change our minds about it, hey
Here comes my girl
Here comes my girl
Yeah, and she looks so right
She is all I need tonight
Watch her walk
Yeah every time, it seems like there ain’t nothing left no more
I find myself having to reach out and grab hold of something
Yeah, I just catch myself wondering, and waiting, and worrying
About some silly little thing that don’t add up to nothing
And then she looks me in the eye, and says
“We’re gonna last forever and ever”
And you know I can’t begin to doubt it
No, ’cause it just feels so good and so free and so right
I know we ain’t never gonna change our minds about it, hey
Here comes my girl
Here comes my girl
Yeah, and she looks so right
She is all I need tonight
That’s right
That’s right
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Tom Petty / Mike Campbell
Here Comes My Girl lyrics © Almo Music Corp., Gone Gator Music, Wild Gator Music, Universal Music Works
CHORDS
VERSE 1:
A
You know, sometimes, I don't know why,
B/A Amaj7
But this whole town just seems so
B/A
hopeless.
A
I ain't really sure but it seems I
B/A
remember the good times,
Amaj7 B/A
Were just a little bit more in focus.
A B/A
But when she puts her arms around me,
Amaj7 B/A
I can somehow rise above it.
A
Yeah man when I got that little girl
B/A
standing right by my side,
Amaj7
You know I can tell the whole wide world
B/A
to shove it.
CHORUS:
E A E
Hey here comes my girl! Here comes
A
my girl!
F#m B
Yeah and she looks so right, she is all
I need to-night.
Watch her walk!
VERSE 2:
A B/A
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B|-2-----------------|-4-----4---—--|-5-
G|-2-----------------|-4-----4------|-6-
D|-2-----------------|-4-----4------|-7-
A|-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0|-0--0--0------|-0-
E|-------------------|--------------|---
Amaj7 B/A
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-0--0-0-0--0-0-0|-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0|
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A
Every now and then I get down to the end
of a day,
B/A Amaj7
I'll just have to stop, ask myself,
B/A
"What've I done?"
A
It just seems so useless to have to work
B/A
so hard,
Amaj7 B/A
And nothin' ever really seems to come
from it.
A B/A
And then she looks me in the eye, says,
"We gonna’ last forever?"
Amaj7 B/A
And man, you know I can't begin to doubt
it.
A
No, because this feels so good and so
B/A
free and so right,
Amaj7 B/A
I know we ain't never gonna' change our
minds about it.
CHORUS:
E A E
Hey here comes my girl! Here comes
A
my girl!
F#m B
Yeah and she looks so right, she is all
I need to-night.
Watch her walk!
VERSE 3:
A B/A
e|-------------------|--------------|---
B|-2-----------------|-4-----4---—--|-5-
G|-2-----------------|-4-----4------|-6-
D|-2-----------------|-4-----4------|-7-
A|-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0|-0--0--0------|-0-
E|-------------------|--------------|---
Amaj7 B/A
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-0--0-0-0--0-0-0|-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0|
----------------|-------------------|
A
Yeah, every time it seems there ain't
nothin' left no more.
B/A Amaj7 B/A
I find myself havin' to reach out and
grab hold of somethin'.
A
Yeah, I just catch myself wanderin',
B/A
waitin', worryin',
Amaj7 B/A
About some silly little things that
don't add up to nothin'.
A B/A
And then she looks me in the eye, says,
"We gonna’ last forever?"
Amaj7 B/A
And man, you know I can't begin to doubt
it.
A
No, because this feels so good and so
B/A
free and so right,
Amaj7 B/A
I know we ain't never gonna' change our
minds about it.
CHORUS:
E A E
Hey here comes my girl! Here comes
A
my girl!
F#m B
Yeah and she looks so right, she is all
I need to-night.
Watch her walk!
OUTRO: progression 3x
A B/A
e|-------------------|------------------
B|-2-----------------|-4----------------
G|-2-----------------|-4----------------
D|-2-----------------|-4----------------
A|-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0|-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-
E|-------------------|------------------
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LINKS
References:
Lead Sheets:
SETLIST
- 1 Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around 📚 bp * check the bridge
- 2 End of the Line 📚 bp jw la * check arrngmnt & lyrics/vocalists
- 3 Learning to Fly bp 🔁 * intro / full band entry
- 4 Here Comes My Girl 📚 🔺 bp * check intro & bridge & End on E ?
- 5 Even the Losers 📚 🔺 bp * C G F G / Bb / run 2nd verse / end?
- 6 Don’t Do Me Like That la 🔁 * final chorus & outro/end (what chords?)
- 7 Love Is a Long Road 📚 🔺 bp